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<h2 class=Topic><a NAME=import></a><b>Import </b></h2>

<h2 class=Topic><b style="font-weight: bold;">Importing data from a file 
 </b></h2>

<p>MemoryLifter allows you to import data from a text or <a class=expandspot
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		class=kadov-p><b style="font-weight: bold;">Tab delimited</b>: 
 word pairs are seperated by tabs, cards by carriage returns</li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p
		class=kadov-p><b style="font-weight: bold;">Semicolon-delimited</b>: 
 word pairs are seperated by semicolon, cards by carriage returns</li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p
		class=kadov-p><b style="font-weight: bold;">Comma delimited</b>: 
 word pairs are seperated by a comma, cards by carriage returns</li>
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<p><b style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;">Notes:</b> </p>

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		class=kadov-p>Currently, only text-based file formats are supported. 
 If you want to import from another format (e.g. a word processor), try 
 saving its data as standard text file.</li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p
		class=kadov-p>In comma-delimited files, the import might fail in 
 case the string &quot;, appears inside quotes, e.g. &quot;&quot;Give it 
 to me&quot;, he said&quot;.</li>
</ul>

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<p><b style="font-weight: bold;">To import a file</b></p>

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	type=1>
	
	<li style="margin-left: -20px;"
		class=kadov-p><p>On the <b>File</b> menu, select <b>Import</b>.</p></li>
	
	<li style="margin-left: -20px;"
		class=kadov-p><p>In the Import dialog box, click <span style="font-weight: bold;">Load...</span> 
 </p></li>
	
	<li style="margin-left: -20px;"
		class=kadov-p><p>Select the file to be imported.</p></li>
	
	<li style="margin-left: -20px;"
		class=kadov-p><p>Click <b>Open</b>. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->MemoryLifter 
 will now attempt to determine the delimiter used in the file, load the 
 content of the file and let you preview the first five cards.</p></li>
	
	<li style="margin-left: -20px;"
		class=kadov-p><p>Select the appropriate file format if MemoryLifter 
 could not determine it properly.</p></li>
	
	<li style="margin-left: -20px;"
		class=kadov-p><p>Select the fields that are in the table, as well 
 as their order using the <b><a HREF="javascript:BSSCPopup('memo6a0i.htm');" id="a2">field selector</a><!--begin!kadov{{--><script 
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	<li style="margin-left: -20px;"
		class=kadov-p><p>Check the card preview on the right. If the first 
 few cards seem to be correct, continue with step 8.</p></li>
	
	<li style="margin-left: -20px;"
		class=kadov-p><p>Select a <a class=expandspot
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 where you want to put the cards from the <b>Chapter:</b> combo box. <i><br>
	Note:</i> if your file already contains chapter information recognized 
 by MemoryLifter, this combo box is disabled.</p></li>
	
	<li style="margin-left: -20px;"
		class=kadov-p><p>Click <b>Import</b> to start the import process.</p></li>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=SubTopic1><b style="font-weight: bold;">Related topics:</b> </p>

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	<li class=kadov-p
		class=kadov-p><a HREF="memo5ur8.htm">Export</a> to text files</li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p
		class=kadov-p><a HREF="memo3n72.htm">Open a dictionary</a></li>
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